Here's the big project I've been working on, literally! I absolutely cannot believe I managed to get one of these! This has been a dream purchase for years but the stars aligned in the most perfect way over the holidays to make it possible and I couldn't let the opportunity get by. And it gets ev...
2023-01-04 22:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostHello, I wanted to let you know that there won't be a video this week. I'm working on a very large project (that was a spur of the moment thing I was able to get) right now that has been physically demanding to get done and after 4 days is only just now in a place where I can start filming it. I ...
2022-12-30 03:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! This project actually started all the way back on black friday when I ordered some bookshelves to be able to finally get the bulk of my software collection finally unpacked. That set off a whole other chain of events because I've also been setting up a wiki for keeping track of personal pr...
2022-12-24 02:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I've got some background projects in the works stealing my focus that weren't ready for a video and then had tons of construction this week near the office making it really hard to film. So I decided to do a more laid back subject and take a look at all the tools I like to keep at the read...
2022-12-16 05:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! This one has been a long time coming, I have finally been able to get an HP plotter working!
I picked up this HP 7470A recently because I just kind of got a wild hair to make this project a priority. It was a lot less than I thought it would be to get an entry level example and I th...
Hello! A couple weeks ago I found out that there were linux drivers for the newer version of the CZUR scanner I reviewed a while back. I tried them out with the one I had but found they weren't compatible and was a little disappointed since it is the last part of my archiving setup that only work...
2022-12-01 14:11:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I wanted to get a video done early this week since holiday stuff in the US will take over the rest of my time before the next video would come out. So while working on last weeks video I also spent the whole time testing and researching an original Happy Hacking Keyboard I was sent! I've b...
2022-11-22 20:51:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Taking last week to rest and recover helped so much more than I expected. I should keep that in mind when I start to get overwhelmed in the future. For this week though I felt ready to finally tackle this project, it's not particularly complicated on the surface, but was full of potential ...
2022-11-18 00:24:20 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone, I mentioned on the last video I put up that I've been hustling to get the videos done recently and that it's been a work than usual recently with some big projects. I had to spend the first part of this week working on my van to get it to pass emissions (which it finally did, woo!...
2022-11-09 19:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a weird one, I don't even remember how I first heard about these, but this is a device that allows you basically full control over a PS/2 keyboard being connected to a computer over RS-232 serial. It can both act as a keylogger by reading key presses, as well as an automation tool by sen...
2022-11-05 05:25:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I realized that the 20th anniversary of Windows XP Media Center Edition was coming up and I had just finished getting this computer mostly working on a stream. At least enough to know it could be usable. So I decided to buckle down immediately after releasing the last video and...
2022-10-28 21:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a completely left field video this week. I saw this computer on craigslist and had to have it. It just spoke to me, and I'm glad I picked it up because it was more than I thought at first!
It is an fairly similar configuration to the one I built last year but in a really ...
This week I attempted to try a different video production process to better make use of my time by combining some aspects of streaming with my usual video production. But just about everything short of loosing all the footage happened and I had to put a bunch of time into recovering this...
2022-10-13 21:38:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I had some really rough problems this week with the videos I was planning to get done. I accidentally fried my favourite Socket 7 motherboard which also took out a new prototype card I was working on with someone. Not a fun time.
So I needed a quicker video to get done and I just ...
Sorry for not having early preview time on this one, I rushed as much as I possibly could to get this done and it was just called complete moments ago and I wanted to get it out at a good time while I still could.
This is the culmination of years of searching, weeks of work, and a lot of e...
This has been a big one I've been working towards for over a month now. I bought a DECtalk Express a while back now to use on streams for TTS. While I knew I would like it, I didn't quite expect just how much I would like. It's awesome. But while I was working on a video about it, another opportu...
2022-09-22 04:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been staring at this PCMCIA SCSI adapter thinking "Someday I should really check that thing out on a video" and this week made for the perfect time to do it. So I'm taking a look at the Adaptec SlimSCSI! SCSI is great, when it works, but getting it to that point can be a challenge and doing ...
2022-09-15 21:31:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Sorry this one is a little bit late, my original video plans for this week changed for the better derailing my objective. So I decided instead to finally go ahead and make an announcement video about this, The Floppy Switch Board.
This is just about the most basic thing I'l...
Hello! I have two options for you on this video today. I did an extended cut again this time but I also just turned around and started editing the short one right after beginning the long versions render so both are ready at once. I don't think I've asked yet if the longer ramblier versions are s...
2022-08-31 04:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I realized it has been some time since I mentioned anything about my second channel in any of my usual places and pointed it out twice yesterday while I was streaming and mentioned it on Discord. Both times I got the response "I didn't know you have a second channel" which is fair...
2022-08-27 13:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally a video! Over the last few weeks I've had a surprisingly influx of mail and other items sent my way and I really wanted to get a mail video recorded so I can start organizing things away. There are a number of really interesting projects that are going to stem from things here as well!
Hello, I wanted to let you know that I am feeling better after getting covid and go over some of the things I've been trying to work for a video this week that didn't pan out. I've also been working on a bunch of random stuff in the background that is going to help out a ton in different wa...
2022-08-19 16:48:04 +0000 UTC View PostI mentioned in the last post for the video on the monitor that I cut short some of the work I was putting into it because I was sick. Well it turns out I have covid. I'm all vaxed up so I should be fine and I'm trying to get some rest in to fight that off. I doubt I will have a new video out this...
2022-08-06 22:08:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, I finally got a video finished before release day for a change! I've moved around my streaming schedule to give me a larger block of time for YT and it helped a lot this week. Unfortunately I'm feeling pretty sick at the moment so I may not stream this weekend but I was able to get this vi...
2022-08-04 19:41:57 +0000 UTC View Post
My original plan for a video this week didn't work out after something beyond my control didn't work. I was going to hold out until next week to do something else but a side project I was working on for stream ended up getting done in time to just barely release this week. So I edited it as quick...
2022-07-30 19:13:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WB9d1JM8oo
After a busy weekend I was able to get the video edited I talked about last week. This one ended up very different from what I had originally planned it to b...
2022-07-22 00:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe next video is shot but I'm not going to be able to finish the edit for a release this weekend. There just weren't enough hours in this week to get everything done with numerous complications and delays. I'm not going to spoil the video but here's a high level look at what all went down.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SklE84Rx0l0
(The video is still processing as I post this because it is a big one and I'm about to head to sleep)
This video has been a long time coming, I've ...
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UDs3eXPalI
Firstly, sorry for no video last week. I had a couple projects not pan out that derailed some things and I decided not to push really hard to get one done....
This is a sponsored video from the manufacturer of the book scanner that I've been recommended a bunch that CuriousMarc reviewed a while ago. I tried to get one to review without it being a sponsored video but they weren't interested in doing that for some reason. But at least this gave me an eco...
2022-06-17 18:04:09 +0000 UTC View Post